This research article analyzes the feasibility of implementing the essential newborn care component of the Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Field Guide in Bosaso Somalia. The essential newborn care intervention package encompasses training health

This article summarizes how Save the Children applied a multipronged postabortion care (PAC) approach in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, and Yemen that focused on capacity building; assurance of supplies and infrastructure; community

Newborn mortality is increasingly concentrated in contexts of conflict and political instability. However, there are limited guidelines and data on the availability and quality of newborn care in conflict settings. In 2016, an interagency collaboration de

This research report presents findings from a case study exploring factors influencing the implementation of a package of newborn interventions in four displaced person camps, during a six-month period in South Sudan.

An evaluation of a contraceptive services program in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was conducted to measure 12-month contraceptive continuation by type of contraceptive method (short-acting or long-acting). This is the first study of

Highest rates of neonatal mortality occur in countries that have recently experienced conflict. International Medical Corps implemented a package of newborn interventions in June 2016, based on the Newborn health in humanitarian settings: field guide, tar

This study utilizes the child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) methodology to prioritize research questions on neonatal health in complex humanitarian emergencies. The authors found that countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates

In order to better understand newborn care in humanitarian settings – and to better plan and programme for future responses – it is necessary to understand current policies and practices. This study employed a snow ball sampling technique of humanitarian

In 6 conflict-affected areas in Sudan, northern Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, household surveys of married or in-union women of reproductive age were conducted to determine baseline measures of family planning knowledge, attitudes, and beh

The Field Guide was piloted in four displaced person camps in South Sudan from June – November 2016 with Ministry of Health engagement. It used a mixed-method case study design: it conducted focus group discussions among the community and facility-based h